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Dr. Esther van Praag biologist Switzerland |
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2012
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Full revision of MediRabbit.com, update of content, addition of illustrations, etc.Redaction of “How to recognize that my rabbit is sick ?” in French and in English.
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2011
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Publication of “Transport, Restraint and Manipulation of Rabbits” in French and in English.
Course to veterinarians on "Skin Diseases in Rabbits". |
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2010 |
Publication of “Skin Diseases of Rabbits”.
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2006-2010 |
Redaction and page layout of a veterinary level book on specific rabbit
diseases, including graphic illustration of the different diseases.
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2003-... |
Owner and manager of www.medirabbit.com, a website dedicated to the latest knowledge in rabbit medicine, preparation
of slide presentations for veterinary professionals, collaborations for
translations in various countries.
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2002-2003
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Head of the Biochemistry department, start-up, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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2000 -2002 |
Post-doc - University Hospital of Zurich, Institute of
Pathology, Dept. of Child Pathology, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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1997-1999
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Post-doc - University of
Zurich, Institute for Plant Biology, Dept. of Microbiology, Zurich,
Switzerland. |
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1992-1996
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Doctorate - "with honors" - Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, Rehovot, Israel.
“Fructose-2,6-Bisphosphate: Its Role in the Regulation of
Carbohydrate Metabolism in Citrus Fruits”. |
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1991 |
Master in
biology - RijksUniversity
of Leiden, Faculty of Sciences, the Netherlands. “Etude Des
Inhibiteurs de la Phosphofructokinase Pyrophosphate
Dépendente et Dosage du Fructose2,6
bisphosphate chez les Végétaux Supérieurs.” and “Development
of a Specific Enzymatic Assay for Lipase that can be used for the Study of
Lipid Bodies from Barley.” |
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1984
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Baccalaureate at the International School, Geneva, Switzerland. |
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RESEARCH GRANTS
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1993-1996 |
BARD: USA - Israel Binational
Research and Development Fund. subject: Fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
and citrate: their roles in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in
citrus fruits and leaves. |
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1997-1999 |
COST - 818: Hydrogenases
and their biotechnological applications. subject: Hydrogen
as electron donor of microorganism with alternative electron acceptors |
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2000-2002 |
FNSR - Fonds
National Suisse de Recherche subject: Pre-eclampsia – Search for the bullet |
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2000-...
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Self-study of veterinary medicine, with
emphasis on rabbit medicine. |
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1997-1999
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Dept of Microbiology, University of
Zurich: practical course |
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1992-1996
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture,
teaching assistant in: ·
Biochemistry of the plant's secondary metabolism; · Physiology and pathology of fruit
conservation; · Botanics of garden
plants;
· Garden architecture. |
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1991-1992
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Laboratory of Plant Physiology and
Biochemistry, University of Geneva, research and teaching assistant. |
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PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED
JOURNAL
From the M.S. research: Effect of chloride ions on the kinetic
parameters of the potato tuber and mung-bean
pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase Degli Agosti R,
Van Praag E, Greppin H. Biochem Int. 1992 Mar;26(4):707-13. Response
of the carbohydrate metabolism and fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
to environmental changes. Effect of different light treatments. Van Praag E, Monod E, Greppin H, Degli Agosti R.
Botanica Helvetica 1997, 106:103-112. Response of fructose-2,6-bisphosphate
to environmental changes. Effect of low temperature in winter and summer
wheat. Van
Praag E, Degli Agosti R.
Archives des Sciences 1997, 50:207-215. From the Ph.D. research: Control of PPi and ATP-phosphofructokinase in sucrose metabolism in mature
grapefruit. Van Praag E, Zehavi U, Goren R.
Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society (1995) vol. 210: 7-carb
(1) Use of 3-D computer modelling
and kinetic studies to analyze grapefruit pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase. Van Praag E. Int J Biol Macromol. 1997 Dec;21(4):307-17. Fru 2,6-P2 and citrate: intracellular
distribution in citrus tissues and effect on grapefruit leaf PFP. Van Praag E, Gonzalez P,
Brune A, Goren R, Zehavi U, Echeverria E. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1998 Jan;44(1):117-25. Kinetic properties of cytosolic
fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase from grapefruit. Effect
of citrate. Van Praag E. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1997
Oct;43(3):625-31. Kinetic properties of ATP-dependent phosphofructokinase from grapefruit juice sacs: effect of
TCA cycle intermediates. Van Praag E, Zehavi U, Goren
R. Biochem Mol Biol Int. 1999
May;47(5):749-56. Effect of buffer solutions on activation of Shamouti orange pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate.
Van Praag E, Tzur A,
Zehavi U, Goren R. IUBMB Life. 2000 Feb;49(2):149-52. From the Post-Doc 1
research: Rhythmic activity of uptake hydrogenase
in the prokaryote Rhodospirillum rubrum. Van Praag E, Degli Agosti
R, Bachofen R. J Biol Rhythms. 2000 Jun;15(3):218-24. Uptake hydrogenase
activity during selenite reduction in Rhodospirillum rubrum.
Van
Praag E, Degli Agosti R, Bachofen R. Archives des Sciences. 2002 Nov, 55:69-80. From the Post-Doc 2
research: Feto-maternal interface of human placenta inhibits angiogenesis in the
chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay. Stallmach T, Duc C, van
Praag E, Mumenthaler C, Ott C, Kolb SA, Hebisch G, Steiner R. Angiogenesis.
2001;4(1):79-84. Chapter in books:
Esther van Praag, Walter Krebs,
Bernadette Nepple and Reinhard Bachofen. Electron
production by hydrogenase for bio-remediation of
Se-oxoanions. in: Hydrogenase as a Fuel - COST 818 (eds. R. Cammack, M. Frey, R. Robson) 1998, Taylor and Francis,
2001, p 195-6.
Esther van
Praag, Amir Maurer and Tal Saarony. Skin
Diseases of Rabbits. Geneva, CH: MediRabbit.com; 2010. Paperback,
408 pages. ISBN:
978-0-557-53307-7 |
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